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Friday 28 August 2015

Sweet Flatten Rice Pulao

Flatten Rice is made of rice, which is mainly popular In West Bengal, but people from other parts of Indian also use it to make verious kind of preparations. Pulao - a very well known recipe in India and is made off either Basmati Rice, Gobindobogh Rice or any scented rice and Rice is being the main ingredient of Pulao recip.
In our childhood days my mother used to make an excellent breakfast preparation which still remains as favorite breakfast in this grown up days also. Instead of rice, in this recipe my mother use flatten rice as the main ingredient and rest of the ingredients are almost same as rice pulao. 
The recipe which I'm going to share with you is very much similar to the Yellow Pulao recipe - one of the popular, famous and favourite recipes for Bengalis.
Last Sunday, I was joggling my mind about what to do on breakfast for my kids and immediately my mother remind me about the recipe which we call it - "Sweet Faltten Rice Pulao". This was prepared after a long days and you won't believe, my kids were so satisfied and happy to have this superb recipe.  

SWEET FLATTEN RICE PULAO
Servings: 4  to 5
Ingredients:

Flatten Rice (Chire) - 250 gms
White Oil - 1/2 cup
Clerified Oil - 1/4 cup
Potato - 1 cup, cut into cubes
Beans - 1/4th cup, finely chopped
Carrot - 1/4th cup, chopped
Cashew Nuts - 1/2 cup, broken into half
Raisin - 1/4 th cup, wash and soaked in water for 15 minutes
Bay leaves - 3
Cinnamon - 1" size x 2 pieces
Green Cardamom - 8 to 10
Cloves - 4 to 5
Salt - as per taste
Sugar - 1/4th cup

Preparation:


Clean and cut the potatoes into small cubes.
Wash the flatten rice in water for 3 to 4 times and drain water as much as you can. keep aside. No need to soak the flatten rice.


In a pan, heat white oil, add potatoes, chopped beans, chopped carrot. Fry for few minutes till the veggies become tender.
Once the veggies become tender, add cashew nuts, bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves. Fry for a minute in low flame, then add sugar and cook till the sugar melts.
Then add washed chira or flatten rice on it and mix well with all the ingredients. Add salt and mix them all. Remember, your oven flame should be in low and you should stir them frequently to avoid sticking. 
Slowly add ghee from all sides of the pan. Mix well slowly.
Fry them for 6 to 7 minutes.
Switch off the oven. Your Sweet Flatten Rice Pulao is ready to serve.





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